30.3%
Lower than 64% of urban centre areas.
Share of people with one or more selected long-term health conditions.
Safety Beach · Urban Centre
Health & Disability in Safety Beach
Long-term health conditions and the need for help with everyday activities.
More people live with long-term health issues in Safety Beach than in the rest of the state. About 30.3% of residents report a lasting health condition, which is higher than the New South Wales and national figures. However, this is lower than most similar areas.
Health conditions
Long-term conditions people report.
Arthritis is the most common long-term condition here, affecting 12.8% of people. While 7.9% of residents live with a mental health condition, this is about the same as the Australian and state rates.
7.9%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
Share of people reporting a long-term mental health condition (incl. depression or anxiety).
Number of long-term health conditions
View on map →In Safety Beach, None is the majority at 68%; One condition is next at 22%.
Need for assistance
People needing help with daily activities.
Help with daily activities is needed by 4.4% of people, which is much lower than most similar areas. This figure is also a little below the national average and has fallen 3.0 percentage points since 2011.
4.4% ▼ -41.0%
Lower than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.4%
- 2016: 5.2%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of people with a core-activity need for assistance due to disability or age.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Health & Disability in Safety Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121100/safety-beach/topic/health-disability